Title: Random User IDs Author: David Marín Carreño Published: May 23, 2017 Last modified: March 22, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/random-user-ids/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3489313) # Random User IDs By [David Marín Carreño](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davefx/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/random-user-ids.20201115.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/random-user-ids/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/random-user-ids/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/random-user-ids/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-user-ids/) ## Description This WordPress plugin randomizes the user_id for the user created on WordPress setup, removing one potential attack factor from the site. ### How it works Once activated, the plugin will immediately replace the ID for the default admin user (with user ID 1). By default, the plugin will use random user IDs between 1 and 4503599627370495 (to ensure compatibility with Javascript code using the user ID). All newly created users from that moment will be generated with a random user ID in the defined range. ### How to customize the range for new user IDs You can customize the range used by the plugin for the random generated user IDs by using the WordPress filters dfx_random_user_id_max_id and dfx_random_user_id_min_id. For example, if you want to have all your user IDs between 1000 and 9999 you can add the following lines to your theme’s functions.php file: ``` function set_dfx_max_user_id( $default_max_id ) { return 9999; } add_filter( 'dfx_random_user_id_max_id', 'set_dfx_max_user_id' ); function set_dfx_min_user_id( $default_max_id ) { return 1000; } add_filter( 'dfx_random_user_id_min_id', 'set_dfx_min_user_id' ); ``` Probably, you’ll want to add these lines to your code before activating the plugin, so your new random main admin user ID is inside your desired range. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e161ac0a69d49321d1ac4d723823aa224d98c6acc64166f4f3c44530f67a3268? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Code snippet integration](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-snippet-integration/)󠁿 [seekbeacon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/seekbeacon/) January 1, 2024 Very useful plugin, but would be much better if setting the desired ID number range was integrated into plugin as a setting rather than relying on a code snippet. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f42a4b22583168e26a2d0cfa9698517733a5d060593fc5147c13e533c7edbe86? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-plugin-1204/)󠁿 [cubeplanet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cubeplanet/) July 29, 2022 I love this plugin. It easily solved a couple problems I was grappling with. It seems like such a simple concept that I’m pretty surprised more developers haven’t come up with something similar. Would very much appreciate seeing confirmation that this plugin is up to date for the latest Wordpress versions. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7e87ccb04c1718d930a6dd9190fb5303aaa6cceb58a023a7f60ccc6bb7f15b60? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very Useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-2655/)󠁿 [davidom2513](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidom2513/) April 15, 2021 1 reply Hopefully its updated and maintanied ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/510016813eb79848aea88b28314ce955356aa38ee692e4483bc09e6a28ece2b1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Crashed the WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/crashed-the-wordpress/)󠁿 [gr19rute](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gr19rute/) April 8, 2021 No Login possible with a new user. Hands off. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1fe1b92e2687b6771816b692d43e56b700a75b9b305bde4fe934c071736483f0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Handy Plugin A+](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/handy-plugin-a/)󠁿 [Thane](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thanewest/) January 25, 2019 1 reply Well built and does its job. Easy to customize for shorter ID’s (16 digits was too much for my use, lol). Really a great addition to the WP repo, top-notch, my thanks to the dev! Saved me a nice chunk of time finishing this project 🙂 [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-user-ids/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Random User IDs” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ David Marín Carreño ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davefx/) “Random User IDs” has been translated into 5 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/random-user-ids/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Random User IDs” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/random-user-ids) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/random-user-ids/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/random-user-ids/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/random-user-ids/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/random-user-ids/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 20201115 * Adding new filter dfx_random_user_id_min_id to customize the minimum allowed user ID number #### 20190125 * Adding new filter dfx_random_user_id_max_id to customize the maximum allowed user ID number #### 20170720 * Updating documentation to reflect changes incoming with WordPress version 4.9. #### 20170526 * Now the maximum generated ID is Javascript’s MAX_SAFE_INTEGER / 2, so we shouldn’t generate problems with the Javascript layer. ## Meta * Version **20201115.1** * Last updated **2 months ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 3.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Languages * [Basque](https://eu.wordpress.org/plugins/random-user-ids/), [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/random-user-ids/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/random-user-ids/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/random-user-ids/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/random-user-ids/), and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/random-user-ids/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/random-user-ids) * Tag * [security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/random-user-ids/advanced/) ## Ratings 4 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-user-ids/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-user-ids/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-user-ids/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-user-ids/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-user-ids/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-user-ids/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-user-ids/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ David Marín Carreño ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davefx/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-user-ids/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://paypal.me/davefx)